Confinement feeding may be an alternative as cattlemen face the tough decision between feeding or herd liquidation.
Karla Wilke, professor and cow-calf and stocker management specialist at the University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center in Scottsbluff, says proper management considerations and taking advantage of feedstuffs opportunities can make for a healthy herd and bottom line.
In addition to her research experience as a cow-calf specialist since 2009, she and her husband, Todd, have an integrated farming beef cow operation where they run 80 spring-calving cows in…
